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Stream_Urchin

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  1. The only thing that stuff has caught so far is me. I may try to wrap it on hackle flies as body wrap. I bought 5 colors and regret it.
  2. Tail fibers at the base are coarse and a bit hollow like belly hair so tend to flair after you yank down on it. Try to use light turns as you get close to base as this decreases degree of flair. As the hair goes to the up it losses that characteristic and becomes more subtle for winging. Sometimes, like in a base bug tail or support under flatwing saddle that is desired effect but in most applications, the upper tail is better. Applications also dictate hair length. I always buy tails in stores so I can pick out ones I want. Always cut close to hide and get rid of fluff and shorts. I hardly ever stack hair just tap it on my palm to get base straight(but I'm lazy).Rule of thumb on deer hair.... cut what u need and use half of it.
  3. That is so compelling. I'm going to really try to incorporate this methodology into all my freshwater tying. I am stuck on N Coast of Ohio in Cleveland area so I do have 8 months of steelhead. I've just watched those old K Abrames videos and googled flatwing and sparse flies the past week so much that I dreamed of mixing/blending various hues of bucktail in my hand before attachment. I've drunk the Kool-Aid
  4. To make the tips of artificial hair more natural looking or tapered pull on both ends of the just trimmed bunch. This simple trick really helps beginners .
  5. I have the Lefty/Clouser CD that he pinched a small bunch an attached them as a clump. I've done it with feathers attached facing in as most tiers recommend but find better action with the clump. He uses a bump like Abrames in flatwings to gain purchase at attachment place for clump. I'm definitely a clumper as I'm a down and dirty lazy tier but a surely see and understand how the fussy tiers looking for neatness would prefer that.
  6. Ditto . I got the sampler pack on Amazon. I tie freshwater
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